Greater Manchester Centre for Voluntary Organisation

GMVSS Funding

Transition Fund opens for business

The Government’s £100 million Transition Fund for service delivery organisations in England that are facing cuts to their public sector funding, has opened for applications.

Children in Need applications invited

The next deadline for grant applications to BBC Children in Need is 15th January 2011.
The funding programme is open to not-for-profit organisations working with disadvantaged children

Neighbourhood Challenge funding for local projects

A grant programme for community organisations in deprived areas worth a minimum of £1.5 million has been launched by NESTA – the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts.
The

New Lottery fund for community buildings

A £75 million community buildings grants programme for voluntary organisations and parish and town councils in England has been announced by the Big Lottery Fund (BLF).
Not-for-profit groups wil

New Big Lottery Fund programme focuses on youth

Through Youth in Focus, the Big Lottery Fund is making up to £30 million available for projects in England that support vulnerable young people.

New Lottery trust to target overlooked areas

The Big Lottery Fund has launched a £200 million regeneration scheme aimed at areas in England that have previously been overlooked for funding.

Awards for health projects

Registered charities that work in health-related fields are invited to apply to the GlaxoSmithKline IMPACT Awards.

Seed funding for community groups

Voluntary and community groups in Greater Manchester with new ideas for helping their local areas are invited to apply for small grants from the Community Foundation.

Comic Relief funding round opens

The application window for grants under ‘cycle 4’ of Comic Relief’s UK Grant Programme is now open.

Drop in VCS share of Lottery funding proposed

Changes to the share of money allocated to National Lottery good causes are proposed in a Government consultation document published in May.

United Utilities grants for money advice services

Third sector organisations that enhance and develop the provision of debt/money advice services in the North West are eligible for grants from the United Utilities Trust Fund.

Grants for groups that involve disabled volunteers

Small grants are available from the Greater Manchester Youth Network (GMYN) for organisations that involve disabled volunteers or plan to involve disabled volunteers.

Finding funds for free

A new free service to help voluntary and community organisations in Greater Manchester search for funding was launched in February.

Rural Carbon Challenge Fund

The Rural Carbon Challenge Fund aims to support the delivery of community renewable energy projects in rural areas of North West England.

Feasibility grants from Communitybuilders

The deadline for the next round of feasibility grants under the Communitybuilders programme is the end of May.

£1m volunteer management bursary scheme launched by Capacitybuilders

Individuals who support, co-ordinate, manage or have strategic responsibility for volunteers are invited to apply for bursaries to help pay for skills development.

Funding boost for volunteering programmes

Government funding of volunteering schemes are to rise in 2010/11, according to figures announced in Parliament recently.

Greater Manchester Sports Fund

Small grants from the Greater Manchester Sports Fund aim to help young people fulfil their sporting potential.

Comic relief grants

Registered charities and other third sector organisations in the UK are invited to apply for grants of between £25,000 and £40,000 from Comic Relief.

First Access to Volunteering grants

Funding has been awarded to 14 voluntary organisations in the North West to help them increase levels of volunteering by disabled people.

RISE grants for refugee entrepreneurs

The Refugee Initiative for Social Entrepreneurs (RISE) aims to encourage the potential of refugees as social entrepreneurs in England.

Media Trust grants for digital media projects

The Media Trust has opened a new £250,000 grants programme to fund charities that run digital media projects for people from disadvantaged and isolated communities.

Department of Health capital grants for social enterprises

Social enterprises working in health and social care that require capital funding are invited to apply for grants from the Social Enterprise Investment Fund.

One-off grants from AGMA

Voluntary sector organisations working across Greater Manchester can apply for one-off grants of up to £10,000 from the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities (AGMA).

CSJ awards for anti-poverty groups

Organisations that are working to reverse social breakdown are being offered the chance to pick up £10,000 and an award which will recognise their work.

Small grants from Children in Need

BBC Children in Need has launched a new Small Grants Programme for organisations seeking less than £10,000 a year.

Youth Sector Development Fund opens for bids again

Third sector organisations are invited to bid for a share of a £10 million fund set up to help organisations that advise disadvantaged young people about education and work opportunities.

Successor to Opportunities for Volunteering scheme announced

A new volunteering fund from the government is to replace the current Opportunities for Volunteering scheme, set up in 1982.

Funding for inter-faith work

The second round of a fund to help faith communities and others to promote understanding and develop strong and sustainable partnerships has been announced.

Volunteering fund targets disabled people

Third sector organisations in the North West can apply for grants from a £2 million pilot fund that has been set up to encourage more disabled people to volunteer.

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